The exhaust manifolds were corroded. The previous owner said he'd installed all new exhaust manifolds and elbows when all he really did is paint them a pretty black color.
This is the surface of the exhaust manifold where it meets the elbow. Note the chunk missing on the edge of what is...
I will do that and repost in a week or so when I get this done. Thanks everyone. I've been wrestling with this for days and I have solid guidance in minutes. I should have posted earlier. By the way this photo shows why I did the partial tear down:
Pretty ain't it?
I am at the tail end of a partial engine break down to fix water intrusion problem. I tagged and photographed almost everything as I disassembled making assembly much easier but I am stuck on a minor issue (it's the simple stuff that gets complicated!) I hope someone here can help. I have a...
